‘Bayern have it all to lose – we can only win’

BERLIN – Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has said that the pressure is now on league leaders Bayern Munich after his side bounced back in the Bundesliga title race on Saturday.

Bayern missed the chance to wrap up a seventh successive title when they were held to a 0-0 draw at RB Leipzig, while Dortmund beat Fortuna Duesseldorf 3-2 to keep themselves in the running until the final round of games next weekend.

“We have given the Bundesliga a final on the last day,” said Watzke. “That is good for the league and we are proud of that.”

“We have been under brutal pressure, but now the pressure is heading south.”

“Bayern have it all to lose, we can only win.”

Having held a nine-point lead at the top of the table in December, Dortmund looked down and out after they slipped four points behind Bayern last weekend.

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